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Real Stories. Practical Resources. Life on the Road.
Road Life Hub helps older and disabled vehicle dwellers find practical information, useful resources, and real stories about life in cars, vans, SUVs, and RVs. We also work to help service providers better understand and connect with this growing community.
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Using a Food Pantry When You Live in a Vehicle Without a Kitchen
Living in a vehicle without a kitchen can make food assistance tricky. Learn how asking the right questions can help you get food you can actually use.
Ruby Tuesday
4 days ago5 min read
Can You Still Sleep Overnight at Walmart? What Vehicle Residents Need to Know
For years, Walmart has been known as a reliable overnight stop for RVers and vehicle residents—but can you still sleep there? The answer depends on the individual store, local laws, and sometimes the property owner. In this post, we look at how Walmart’s overnight parking policy actually works, why a recent app review doesn’t necessarily mean you have permission to stay, and why parking overnight is very different from setting up camp.
Ruby Tuesday
Sep 35 min read
Living in Your Vehicle and Need Help? Start With 211
When you’re already dealing with a problem, trying to figure out an unfamiliar community’s maze of services can become a problem all by itself.
There is one resource I think every vehicle resident should know about:
211.
Ruby Tuesday
Aug 274 min read
What to Do When You Get Sick or Injured While Living in Your Vehicle
Getting medical treatment may be only the beginning. A little advance planning can protect your health, your vehicle, your belongings, and your ability to return to the road.
Ruby Tuesday
Aug 206 min read
Tuesday’s Views: I Love This Life. I Just Wish It Were Always a Choice
What happens when you love life on the road but suddenly realize you might want a home again? One unexpected opportunity made me question what freedom really means—and whether true freedom is less about where we live and more about having a choice.
Ruby Tuesday
Aug 185 min read
Vehicle Living: The Hidden Cost of Chasing Perfect Weather on the Road
Chasing perfect weather sounds simple—until altitude, wildfire smoke, fuel costs, and fatigue enter the picture. This summer taught me that the best place is often the best compromise.
Ruby Tuesday
Aug 138 min read
Why Every Vehicle Dweller Needs a Pet Emergency Plan
If you had to go to the hospital tonight, who would care for your pet? Explore emergency pet care options for life on the road and learn how a simple plan can help keep your best friend safe until you're ready to travel together again.
Ruby Tuesday
Aug 65 min read
Building Road Life Hub: The Work Behind the Mission
When people visit Road Life Hub, they usually see the finished product—a blog post, a video, a podcast episode, or a resource I've shared.
What they don't always see is everything happening behind the scenes.
Ruby Tuesday
Jul 303 min read
The Changing Face of Vehicle Living: Three Stories That Explain a Growing Movement
What a woman living in her Subaru, young van dwellers in England, and my own journey reveal about a changing world
Ruby Tuesday
Jul 235 min read
When Illegal is Your Only Option
Every few weeks, another headline appears: a homeless person arrested for camping in public. The comments usually fall into two camps. One side says, “People shouldn’t be camping in public.” The other says, “Where else are they supposed to go?” The uncomfortable truth is that both questions can exist at the same time. Most communities have rules against sleeping in parks, on sidewalks, or in public spaces. Those laws exist for reasons that affect everyone. But they also creat
Ruby Tuesday
Jul 222 min read
The Guardian Showed You One Park. Let Me Show You the Rest of the City.
When I read The Guardian's recent article about Americans living in vehicles, I smiled more than once.
It accurately captured something I've experienced myself: the sense of community that comes alive every winter at La Posa South in Quartzsite, Arizona.
Ruby Tuesday
Jul 164 min read
Living in a Vehicle During a Heat Wave: Real-Life Tips for Staying Safe and Cool
Living in a vehicle during a heat wave takes planning. This story shares real-life lessons, cooling strategies, and safety tips for staying safer on the road.
Ruby Tuesday
Jul 96 min read
Why More People My Age (55+) Are Living in Vehicles... and Why We Stay
If you had told me a few years ago that I'd be happier living in an SUV than I ever was living in a house, I probably would have laughed.
Yet here I am.
It also turns out I'm not alone.
More and more people my age are living in vehicles. Some chose this lifestyle from the very beginning. Others found themselves here because rent kept climbing, retirement income didn't go as far as it once did, a relationship ended, or life simply took an unexpected turn.
Ruby Tuesday
Jul 23 min read
Why Road Life Hub Exists | Resources for Older Adults Living in Vehicles
Learn why Road Life Hub helps older adults and people with disabilities navigate vehicle living through practical resources, stories, and community.
Ruby Tuesday
Jun 253 min read
Managing Social Security and Medicaid Benefits When You Live in Your Vehicle
People assume Social Security and Medicaid require a permanent address because the forms ask for one and every other government office treats an address as proof you exist. The actual rules behind both programs say otherwise. I learned the Medicaid half of this the hard way, by getting it wrong myself before I understood how it works. What Medicaid requires When I moved from Vermont to Arizona, I did what seemed like the responsible thing and told Vermont I no longer lived th
Ruby Tuesday
Jun 176 min read
Vehicle Living: How to Get a Driver's License Without a Permanent Address
Every state asks the same question at the DMV, and it's one a full-time vehicle dweller can't answer the way the form expects. They want a residential address, somewhere you sleep, somewhere mail can land. For most nomads, that address doesn't exist. Your home moves, and none of that fits in the box on the form. This isn't a new problem, and there are real ways through it. But most of the advice out there treats it like a simple checklist, when it actually depends on your sit
Ruby Tuesday
Jun 155 min read
Senior Vehicle Living Is a Valid Choice. Here's Who's Fighting for It
There is an assumption built into most aging and housing services in this country: that the goal is always a door with a lock and an address on a lease. Aging-in-place programs, area agencies on aging, low-income housing initiatives — nearly all of them are organized around returning people to traditional housing or keeping them there. The underlying logic is that a conventional address is the only acceptable outcome. For many older adults living in vehicles, that assumption
Ruby Tuesday
Jun 125 min read
The Trash We Leave Behind: Why It Happens and What We Owe Each Other
I have a confession. When I first started living out of my SUV, I left an entire tote behind on public land. The things in it were still useful, but I had run out of room and I told myself someone would come along and want them.
For months afterward I felt sick about it, because no matter how I framed it in my head, I had littered on land that belongs to all of us.
Ruby Tuesday
Jun 84 min read
Nomad Life: the Day the Desert Almost Killed Me
One of the questions people ask most often about vehicle living is:
“What happens if you get sick?” what happens when your nearest hospital is forty minutes away, you’re parked in the desert, and your home has four wheels?
Ruby Tuesday
Jun 44 min read
Slab City: The Last Free Place in America?
Back in February, Jack and I spent two weeks in Slab City, California—better known simply as "The Slabs." For those who have never heard of it, Slab City is an off-grid community built on the remains of an abandoned World War II Marine training base called Camp Dunlap. When the military left, the buildings were removed, leaving behind only the concrete slabs that once supported them. Over time, people began settling there, and an entire community grew out of the desert. Today
Ruby Tuesday
Jun 35 min read
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